Wenger has some £100million to spend as he looks to make the Gunners title contenders once again and admitted a bid would have to be considered should Rooney come on to the market.

Speaking in an interview with Al Jazeera Sport, Wenger said: "Rooney could be an interesting player for everybody in the world, who would turn him down?

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Pensive mood: Wenger suggested he could make a move for Rooney

"David Moyes' first challenge is to go in to Manchester and bridge the gap between him and Rooney. If that is feasible or not depends on his personality.... we will see.

"It will be interesting to see how that will be handled."

Rooney has struggled for form this season and found himself playing second fiddle to Robin van Persie following the Dutchman's arrival from Arsenal last summer.

Ferguson confirmed towards the end of the season that Rooney had asked for a transfer, which was rejected, with the striker left out of the squad for the penultimate Barclays Premier League fixture against Swansea as a result.

"I think at the moment he's [Fabregas] lacking the confidence of being a regular player. Recently he has not been that," he explained.

"Cesc is such a passionate player, a player of such quality, that it must hurt him not to play in every single game. That's what he misses. When you come in and out you never play with full confidence."